Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Olesia Liubashenko

Professor of the Department of Methodology of Teaching Ukrainian and Foreign Languages and Literatures

PhD in Applied linguistics, DrSc in Education,  Full Professor

Contacts

E-mail: o.liubashenko@knu.ua

Areas of Research Interest: Teaching and learning strategies, professional communication, dialogic interaction, and scientific methodology

Theses Defended:

PhD Thesis: “Methods for Enhancing University Students’ Educational and Cognitive Engagement”, 1997.

Dr Sc Thesis: “Strategies for Teaching Ukrainian Language to Non-Specialist Students in Higher Education Institutions”, 2008.

Academic courses:

“Modern Theories of Language and Literature Teaching in Secondary Schools” for 4th-year students in the “Secondary Education” program

“Content and Material Design for Language and Literature Teaching in Natural Science-Oriented Secondary Schools” for 4th-year students in the “Secondary Education” program

“Developing Speaking and Writing Skills in Secondary School Students” for 3rd-year students in the “Secondary Education” program

“National and Global Expertise in Language Pedagogy” for 3rd-year students in the “Secondary Education” program

“Ukrainian Language and Literature in Secondary School and Teaching Methodology” for 4th-year students in the “Philology” program

“Extracurricular Activity Design in Teaching Languages and Literature in Secondary Schools” for 4th-year students in the “Secondary Education” program

“Language Teacher Engagement in International Projects (in English)” for 1st-year Master’s students in the “Secondary Education” program

“Methodological Principles and Modern Theories of Teaching Ukrainian Literature in Professional High and Tertiary Schools” for 1st-year Master’s students in the “Secondary Education” program

“Ukrainian Language for Specific Purposes: Professional Communication Training” for 2nd-year Master’s students in the “Secondary Education” program

“Communication Strategies in Professional Folklore Discourse” for 2nd-year Master’s students in the “Philology” program

“Ukrainian Language for Research Purposes” (PhD program)

“Teaching Ukrainian Language in Inclusive and Multicultural Environments” (PhD program)

“Modeling Content and Technologies for Teaching Ukrainian Language” (PhD program)

Doctoral thesis supervision:

Sukhenko Olena. Thesis: “The Strategy of Formative Assessment and Evaluation in Teaching English Writing to Students of Basic Secondary School,” Doctor of Philosophy, 2021.

Popova Olena. Thesis: “Forming Competence in Ukrainian Oral Dialogic Speech in Secondary School Students through the Discussion Method,” Doctor of Philosophy, 2022.

Professional Development and Internships

MultiEd Professional Development Seminar : ‘CLIL Methodology in Ukraine: Sharing Experience’, June 27, 2023 (48 hours, 1 ECTS credit, Certificate No. 3).

All-Ukrainian Scientific and Pedagogical Advanced Training of the Centre for Ukrainian-European Scientific Cooperation: ‘STEM Education: Scientific and Practical Aspects and Prospects for the Development of the Modern Education System in Wartime Conditions’, October 10 – November 20, 2022 (3 ECTS credits, Certificate No. ADV-101047-PSI).

Program of Advanced Training for Academic and Teaching Staff : ‘Language Corpora Use in the Teaching of Philological Disciplines and Language Research’, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany (DAAD), September 18 – November 16, 2023 (3 ECTS credits, Certificate No. 26-2023).

Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Program for the development and evaluation of tasks for the Unified Professional Entrance Examination in Pedagogy and Psychology: ‘Fundamentals of Testology and Test Design’, May 2024 (1 ECTS credit/30 hours, Certificate No. 154-2024).

All-Ukrainian Scientific and Pedagogical Professional Development Programme of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine “Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Education – Challenges and Opportunities” , 10 December 2024 – 20 January 2025, 180 hours (6 ECTS credits), No. 02928433/140-2025

Conferences

International Scientific Conference ‘Control and Assessment as Means of Optimizing Language Teaching’, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, April 2018. Panel presentation: ‘Lateral thinking Techniques: beyond traditional frames of assessment in language Teaching’.

International Conference  ‘Business Communication in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East’, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, 2018. Panel report: ‘Dialogue in workplace discourse of army chaplains: code of ethics and communication boundaries’.

International Scientific Conference  ‘Ukrainian Studies at the University: On the 100th Anniversary of the Establishment of Ukrainian Studies Departments at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv’, October 2018. Panel presentation: ‘Equally engaged dialogue in teaching Ukrainian at the university’.

International Conference — “Discourse, Communication and the Enterprise,” KU Leuven, Belgium, May 2019. Panel report: “Emotional language of professional interaction in combat zones: effects and potential.”

International Conference  ‘Strengthening Business Communication in an Era Where Perception Is Reality’, San Diego, USA, October 2020. Panel presentation: ‘Emotional сo-construction in the workplace discourse of First Aid servants in combat environments’.

10th European Communication Conference (ECREA-ECC-European Counсil, September 24–27, 2024, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Panel report: ‘Dialogue with Combatants in the Communication Practices of Army Chaplains in the Context of Military Conflict’.

International Association for Dialogue Analysis (IADA) Conference, July 16 – 19, 2025, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Panel report `Frontline Dialogue Between First Aid Personnel and Combatants: Developing a communication Training Program`

Monograph

Liubashenko, O. (2007). Teaching and learning strategies: designing the Ukrainian language teaching process in higher education. Aspekt.(in Ukrainian)

Textbooks

Liubashenko, O., et al. (2014). Ukrainian: language of the profession, language of science, language of communication. Textual and communicative teaching. O. Liubashenko, L. Tkachenko, S. Melnyk / Ed. by O. Liubashenko. Textbook. Kompas. (in Ukrainian)

Liubashenko, O. Kavytska, T., Sukhenko, O. (2018). Language teacher in international projects. Project activity, language training, teaching skills. Handbook. Kyiv University Press.

Liubashenko, O., Popova, O. (2021). The Method of Educational Discussion: Developing Ukrainian Oral Speech of Schoolchildren: Handbook. Kolo. (in Ukrainian)

Liubashenko, O. (2023). Dialogical language teaching in communicative strategies: professional communication training for teacher-philologists. Textbook. Kyiv University Press. (in Ukrainian)

Liubashenko, O., Drahinda, O. (2024). Development of oral and written creative expression in students: language and professional training for teachers. Textbook. Kyiv University Press. (in Ukrainian)

Academic, Project, and Professional Activities

  • Coordinator of educational programs for children at the UNESCO Peace School (Ukraine, 2005-2008)
  • Participant in roundtables at Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftkolleg (Germany, 2008)
  • Co-author of the winning project ‘The Law of Child Orphanhood’ at the Milazzo Film Festival (Italy, 2009)
  • Author of the winning project ‘European Schools for the Life of the Planet’ (Austria-USA-WWF, 2009), Erste Foundation
  • Author of the project ‘The Language Identity within the Multicultural Context of the European University’ (CAS, 2011)
  • Expert in the Program of Alternative Education (Montessori-Pädagogik, Austria, 2013)
  • Lead researcher-trainer in the Professional Communication Training Program for services in combat zones for military personnel who have experienced trauma (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – European Council, 2015-present)
  • Editor-in-chief of the professional journal ‘Ars Linguodidacticae’ http://journals.uran.ua/ald/index
  • Member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, ECREA, EACA, and ABC